Rain-In-The-Face: Educational Version

By Caitlind L. Alexander

The name Rain-in-the-Face struck fear into the hearts of white men. He was a fierce Sioux warrior who fought in many battles.
One of those fights was the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where General George Armstrong Custer was killed. Many people say Rain-in-the-Face killed Custer. Others said that he killed Tom Custer, General Custer’s brother, and cut out his heart.
As Rain-in-the-Face lay on his death bed, he told the story of his life to Charles Eastman, who wrote down the words for the world. This book recounts those words, along with additional information and pictures about the Battle of Little Bighorn and Rain-in-the-Face’s life.
Educational versions have CCSS activities.

• Language: English
• Publisher: LearningIsland.com
• Release date: Oct 3, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301890163

Caitlind L. Alexander

Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.

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Rain-in-the-Face

Was He The Man Who Killed Custer?

By Rain-in-the-Face

As told to Charles Eastman

With additional material by

Caitlind L. Alexander

And the Poem

The Revenge of Rain-in-the-Face

By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A LearningIsland.com

Biography

The portion told by Rain-in-the-Face is by Charles A. Eastman (also known as Ohiyesa). Some edits have been made and some text has been slightly altered to update words to make the text more easily understood by children.

Additional portions regarding the battle of Little Big Horn were written by Caitlind L. Alexander.

Editor: Jennifer Robinson

Smashwords Edition

(c) Copyright 2004 Caitlind L. Alexander. All rights reserved.

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Rain-in-the-Face/Rain-in-the-Face and Charles Eastman, Caitlind L. Alexander

Summary: The dying life story of the Native American chief who was accused of killing George Custer at Little Bighorn.

1. Rain-in-the-Face. Juvenile Literature. 2. Custer, George A. Juvenile Literature. 3. Little Bighorn. Juvenile Literature. 4. Sioux Indians. Juvenile Literature.

RL: 5.5

W: 6413

Ages 9 and up.

Table of Contents

Introduction

My Younger Years

The Battle of Little Big Horn

More Information about Rain-in-the-Face and the Battle of Little Big Horn

The Revenge of Rain-in-the-Face

Glossary (Word List)

Activities

Answers

About the Authors

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Introduction

Rain-in-the-Face was a name that struck terror in the hearts of many. He was so fierce, poems would be written about him.

George Armstrong Custer was a general in the U.S. Army; a general who was known for fighting the Native American people. He was also known for being very mean to them. In 1876 Custer fought against the Sioux Indians at the Battle of Little Big Horn. There Custer was killed.

The white men didn't know who killed Custer, but some of the Indians thought they knew. They thought a Sioux brave named Rain-in-the-Face had done the deed. They also said he cut out the heart of General Custer's brother Tom.

In 1918 Charles Eastman wrote a biography of fifteen Indian Chiefs. He called the book INDIAN HEROES AND GREAT CHIEFTAINS. To get the information on the lives of these chiefs, he would speak with the Chiefs themselves, and with those who knew them. One of the Indians he spoke to was Rain-in-the-Face.

He met with the old man as he lay on his deathbed. Rain-in-the-Face told Eastman the story of his life, and Eastman wrote down the words that Rain-in-the-Face told him.

This is the story Eastman wrote.

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My Younger Years

Once there was a noted Sioux warrior, named Rain-in-the-Face. His name once carried terror to every part of the frontier. He died at his home on the Standing Rock reserve in North Dakota on September 14, 1905.

About two months before his death I went to see him for the last time. He lay

Reviews for Rain-In-The-Face

[Calista Plummer · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wonderful book. I loved all the extra info about the Battle of Little Bighorn.